Articles from the May 21, 2020 edition
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The Effects of Governor's Phase 2 Plan
POMEROY–Garfield County Health District Administrator Martha Lanman, announced to the Garfield County Board of Commissioners at the May 11, 2020 meeting, that the County had been granted approval to move forward to Phase 2 of the Governor’s Safe Sta...
Hospital Making Plans for Future Upgrades
POMEROY–Co-CEO Mat Slaybaugh outlined the upcoming construction that will upgrade the electrical infrastructure in the original hospital portion of the building, finally get started on the heating a...
Library Drive-In WiFi Hotspot Available for Free Internet Use
In response to the impacts of COVID-19, new Drive-In WiFi Hotspots provide free temporary, emergency internet access for Washingtonians who do not have broadband service to their homes. Garfield...
Social distancing practices blessing in disguise
POMEROY-Teleconferencing, the Courthouse drop box and courtroom sound system have become valuable tools in continuing the workings of County business with the public during the pandemic closures. During the May 11 Garfield County Commissioners...
Seniors on the go
For the past fifteen-plus years, Roger Dumbeck has volunteered every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to deliver meals to the homebound and shut-ins in Pomeroy and parts of Garfield County. He says he...
Quote of the Week
“Remember, upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.” – Alexander the Great...
House Democrats' latest recovery bill a "$3 trillion wish list"
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) voted against Nancy Pelosi’s $3 trillion partisan wish list. “This is a crisis, and I’m anxious to talk seriously about addressing the devastation happening to our eco...
On the Edge of Common Sense
We must sell it, I told Mother, for we really have no other choice. The price is much too dear to harbor any doubt. And though I know we’ll miss it, the time has come to kiss it goodbye and find a...
Hospital Update
As we watch the COVID-19 pandemic on the global and local stage, we in Garfield County can be grateful. So far, we have had zero confirmed COVID-19 cases. It is hard to say whether our lack of COVID-19 cases is due to our quarantine efforts, to...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–It has come to my attention as a high schooler and even some recent graduates, we sometimes take things for granted. What I mean is the ability to talk with another person face-to-face w...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago May 19, 2010 E-Z Rental and Sales of Clarkson has opened a location in Pataha, anticipating future needs in this area including wind energy projects, courthouse construction and high school renovation. Owner Doug Wilson estimates 50% of...
Pomeroy Weekly Weather
Thursday: A chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Partly...
Dispatch Log
May 4 Livestock-Between 1299 Hwy. 12 East and Pataha Canyon Civil Problem-1480 Pataha St. Information-Football field May 5 Domestic Violence-299 Hwy. 12 West, No. 11 Information-789 Main St. Littering-County Gravel Pit Restrain Order-299 Hwy. 12...
